Romaine Lettuce, Day 1
Along with the tomato, we planted six romaine lettuce plants. The lettuce was a real winner last season and it should do well this year. Lettuce doesn't need a whole lot of space to grow. A one gallon container is plenty big.
Lettuce does need cool temperatures, which might pose a problem depending on how May shapes up. Last May was fairly cool, with only 91 growing degree days reported. If things get too hot the lettuce will send up a seed stalk, which will make the lettuce bitter. The nice thing about lettuce is how hardy it is. Even when nighttime temperatures plunge into the mid-30s the lettuce will simply take it in stride.
The plants from the nursery seems to be a few weeks along and might give us a first salad in about a month. Check out last season's lettuce results here.
Lettuce does need cool temperatures, which might pose a problem depending on how May shapes up. Last May was fairly cool, with only 91 growing degree days reported. If things get too hot the lettuce will send up a seed stalk, which will make the lettuce bitter. The nice thing about lettuce is how hardy it is. Even when nighttime temperatures plunge into the mid-30s the lettuce will simply take it in stride.
The plants from the nursery seems to be a few weeks along and might give us a first salad in about a month. Check out last season's lettuce results here.
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